For the past 13 years, My Pinnacle Network, a business-to-business networking group with monthly meetings in Mansfield, Marshfield, Newton and Westborough, MA, has recognized the networking efforts of B2B professionals with its annual Networking Ninja Awards. This year’s awards ceremony took it a step further with a lifetime achievement award given to the organization’s founder, Steve Dubin, owner of PR Works of Plymouth, MA.
“We started My Pinnacle Network in 2012. I’m not sure I envisioned ever receiving an award like this, but I’m certainly humbled by the recognition,” said Dubin, who, along with Jonathan LaMaster and Joe D’Eramo, runs My Pinnacle Network. “It was certainly great to receive this award at an event with as much energy as this one.”
My Pinnacle Network handed out five additional Networking Ninja awards as part of a joint networking event with The Heart of Massachusetts at Supercharged Entertainment at 40 Commerce Boulevard in Wrentham, Massachusetts.
Debra Parent of Somerset, MA-based Right Fit Recruiting, won the Best Connector Networking Ninja Award. She is a member of My Pinnacle Network-Marshfield.
Russ Montal of FMC Partners of Walpole, MA received The Most Ubiquitous Award. He is a member of My Pinnacle Network-Mansfield and My Pinnacle Network-Marshfield.
Ed Grant, a business coach with The Alternative Board (TAB)-Nashoba Valley from Harvard, MA, won the Most Altruistic Networking Ninja Award. He is a member of My Pinnacle Network-Westborough.
James Gibson of Insurance Marketing Agencies, Inc. of Worcester, MA took home the Brightest Beacon Award. He is a resident of Revere, MA and a member of My Pinnacle Network-Newton.
Emma O’Neill of Net Tel One Communications of Braintree, MA won the Rookie of the Year award. She is a member of My Pinnacle Network-Mansfield.
“Congratulations to all the winners. We had a number of networkers nominated for these awards and these individuals stood out as the cream of the crop in our region,” said Steve Dubin, founder of My Pinnacle Network. “We’d also like to thank Marcie Rappa of The Heart of Massachusetts and Corey Phinney of Supercharged for hosting such a spectacular event!”
“Bringing together The Heart of Massachusetts and My Pinnacle Network created a powerful mix of business and community,” said Rappa, who also owns Better Living Real Estate of Foxborough, MA,. “You could feel the connections happening in real time — conversations, collaborations, and friendships forming. That’s what makes events like this so special.”
Added Corey Phinney, Sales Director/Business Development at Supercharged, “Supercharged is all about high energy and connection, and that same spirit was in the room all night. It’s great to see local business leaders, as well as other local networking groups like Dream Team RI, come together, celebrate success, and have fun doing it.”
For information about the My Pinnacle Network, please visit www.MyPinnacleNetwork.com. You can learn more about The Heart of Massachusetts by visiting its Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1866193993914213 or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/15313020. For more about Supercharged, visit https://superchargedma.com/.
